package soot.jimple.toolkits.scalar;

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import java.util.List;

import soot.Unit;
import soot.util.Chain;

/**
 * Provides an user-interface for the AvailableExpressionsAnalysis class. Returns, for each statement, the list of
 * expressions available before and after it.
 */
public interface AvailableExpressions {
  /** Returns a List containing the UnitValueBox pairs corresponding to expressions available before u. */
  public List getAvailablePairsBefore(Unit u);

  /** Returns a List containing the UnitValueBox pairs corresponding to expressions available after u. */
  public List getAvailablePairsAfter(Unit u);

  /** Returns a Chain containing the EquivalentValue objects corresponding to expressions available before u. */
  public Chain getAvailableEquivsBefore(Unit u);

  /** Returns a Chain containing the EquivalentValue objects corresponding to expressions available after u. */
  public Chain getAvailableEquivsAfter(Unit u);
}
